
Old Horses: Diseases and Conditions
As horses get older, they face common age-related conditions and diseases that require management and care. Learn more about those conditions and diseases in this slideshow.

As horses get older, they face common age-related conditions and diseases that require management and care. Learn more about those conditions and diseases in this slideshow.

A bossy gelding has ballooned during the summer months, and his owner seeks advice for a safe and effective diet.

How to feed, house, and even exercise your mommy-to-be.

Recent research has given us more insight into how to manage horses affected by or vulnerable to laminitis. If your horse falls into the at-risk category, consider these diet changes.

Grooming gives you visual and tactile information about your horse’s health.

A reader’s senior Thoroughbred lost weight during the winter. Our equine nutritionist suggests simple ways to increase his body condition.

Your horse came out of winter in good body condition. Find out how can you keep that trend going as the grass greens.

Vet bills are an unavoidable, and often costly, part of horse ownership. But forgoing routine health care to reduce veterinary costs can backfire. Here’s how keeping up on your horse’s preventive care can help you save money in the long run.

Two experts share their tips for evaluating equine body condition and advice for using those results to create a feeding plan that suits your horse’s age, breed, and activity level.

An Appendix Quarter Horse is unable to maintain his weight on a ration balancer and hay, so our nutritionist makes recommendations for increasing his calorie consumption.

Confused about your horse’s diet? We’re here to help. Here’s how to craft the proper hay and grain ration.

Getting to the root of a less-than-ideal feeding regimen requires evaluating the horse, the human, the forage, and the grain or concentrate.

With the cold weather almost upon us, we must take into account several important considerations for preparing and maintaining older horses throughout winter.

As autumn approaches, consider whether you need to make changes to your horse’s diet in preparation for winter.

Taking a horse from a sedentary state to active working fitness can be a form of rehabilitation. However, there’s no one-size-fits-all program. Learn how to safely transition your horse into an exercise program.

Find out how to keep your middle-aged horse’s teeth, feet, joints, and more healthy.
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